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Title: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 03:00:26 pm
Better late than never they say, scoreless so far.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 03:05:43 pm
B2
McHugh allows a leadoff double but gets through it. To the third we go.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 03:11:39 pm
T3
Nine up nine down for Mengden, come on boys.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 03:17:58 pm
Altuve is just ridiculous in the field.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 03:18:27 pm
B3
Smolinski pops out.
Wendle strikes out swinging.
Vogt walks.
Healy lines out to right.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 03:19:27 pm
On a play that occurred on Friday night in Seattle, the official scorer’s decision has been overturned and a hit has been given to Altuve, that's 201.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 03:32:24 pm
T4
Springer strikes out swinging.
Gurriel singles to left.
Altuve strikes out swinging.
Correa singles to right center, Gurriel gets to third.
Gattis strikes out.
Still scoreless.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 03:46:15 pm
B4
Valencia walks.
Alonso fouls out.
Semien singles to center.
Maxwell strikes out looking.
Eibner hits a ground rule double to score Valencia, damn.
Smolinski strikes out swinging.
1-0 A's
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 03:49:29 pm
Someone grab play by play if you can.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 04:02:45 pm
Marwin walks.
Kemp flies out to left.
Castro walks.
Runners move to 2nd and 3rd on wild pitch.
Marisnick grounds out to first, Marwin scores on FC.
Springer K's.

1-1 Mid 5.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 04:07:26 pm
B5

Wendle grounds out to Marwin
Vogt K's
Healy K's

1-1 End 5
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:08:50 pm
For all his talent, Springer is frustrating as fuck to watch hit sometimes.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 04:09:25 pm
For all his talent, Springer is frustrating as fuck to watch hit sometimes.
Last 99 at bats, 44 strikeouts. I wonder how many on three pitches.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 04:09:33 pm
For all his talent, Springer is frustrating as fuck to watch hit sometimes.

44 k's in his last 99 AB according to Tags.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: AstroNut on September 21, 2016, 04:10:17 pm
What is up with Springer? Needs to get his eyes checked...so many K's on hittable pitches for him in the past.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:13:53 pm
Ashby, you dipshit. Correa was pissed because he missed a meatball, not because he was trying to take the ball to right.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:14:22 pm
Man, both the foul ball and the double by Correa sounded like car crashes, not bat hitting ball.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:16:43 pm
CAPTAIN CAAAAAAAAAAAVEMAN!
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on September 21, 2016, 04:16:43 pm
Caveman!


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Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 04:16:56 pm
OSSSSOOOOO
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:18:16 pm
Caveman!


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Geoff Blum - "Beard beats mustache every time."
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 04:20:57 pm
Kemp is a spark plug.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 04:25:18 pm
Top 6

Gurriel soft liner to second.
Altuve line drive single to left.
Carlos doubles to center, Altuve scores from first.
Gattis 2 run homer to left.
Marwin LO to center.
Kemp triples to right.

Coulumbe relieves Mengden.

Castro strikes out.l


4-1 Astros Mid 6.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: chuck on September 21, 2016, 04:27:26 pm
Gattis' home run swing was one of the more unlikely home run swings I have seen in a while, especially in that park.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:30:34 pm
Dear A's drum squad,

1.) You're annoying.
2.) You make no sense.
3.) Shut up.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 04:30:59 pm
That's all the PBP I have to time to crib from MLB at bat.  Glad it coincided with taking a lead.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MusicMan on September 21, 2016, 04:42:46 pm
Check out the big balls on Springer.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 21, 2016, 04:44:20 pm
Check out the big balls on Springer.

That was fucking awesome.

Semen half assed his look back. Zoom zoom.

(and yes, that was intentional)
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:00:42 pm
Sipp doing what he does...5-3, runner at 3B and one out.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MusicMan on September 21, 2016, 05:01:46 pm
Springer must have known we'd use Sipp.


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Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:02:39 pm
5-4 now...two out
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:04:19 pm
Scoreboard watch:  Seattle holding on to a 1-0 lead over Toronto, heading to the 8th.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:06:21 pm
Nice job by Neshek to stop the bleeding.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on September 21, 2016, 05:08:36 pm
Gattis lumberjacking today


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Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:08:44 pm
Holy fuck Gattis hit the shit out of that ball
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Ty in Tampa on September 21, 2016, 05:08:53 pm
Fuck yeah!
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 05:09:39 pm
Gattis lumberjacking today


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Today? He's been killing it for a good while now.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:11:08 pm
Blum:  Gattis put his head down like he felt sorry for that baseball.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:15:32 pm
That was career HR #100 for Gattis.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:36:10 pm
Gregorson in for the ninth.  Wonder what's up with Giles.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MusicMan on September 21, 2016, 05:37:00 pm
Gregorson in for the ninth.  Wonder what's up with Giles.

Been used the last two nights.


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Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 05:37:35 pm
Gregorson in for the ninth.  Wonder what's up with Giles.
He pitched last night and the night before. And he threw a lot of pitches last night.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:39:39 pm
Thanks. 
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:40:58 pm
Gregerson getting royally fucked by the ump in the 9th...struck out Pinder three fucking times that at bat, instead the tying run comes to the plate with two out.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 05:42:28 pm
Gregerson getting royally fucked by the ump in the 9th...struck out Pinder three fucking times that at bat, instead the tying run comes to the plate with two out.
Seriously? I'm on the radio feed.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:42:39 pm
Meanwhile Bautista hits a game tying home run.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:42:41 pm
Now he strikes out Vogt and gets fucked.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 05:43:16 pm
Meanwhile Bautista hits a game tying home run.
Was there a bat flip involved?
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:44:01 pm
Jesus!!!  Another fucking blown third strike.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:44:47 pm
Gregerson has already gotten six fucking outs this inning.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: austro on September 21, 2016, 05:46:08 pm
Incredible.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:46:26 pm
Altuve boots an easy ball right through his legs.

This is unfucking believable.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on September 21, 2016, 05:47:09 pm
Altuve is just ridiculous in the field.

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Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: chuck on September 21, 2016, 05:47:28 pm
At least it wasn't a shift.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: hostros7 on September 21, 2016, 05:48:12 pm
Castro saves the day!


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Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:48:26 pm
Caught stealing ends the game.

Astros win!!
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on September 21, 2016, 05:48:55 pm
On further review....
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:49:15 pm
A's challenging....
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 05:49:33 pm
Caught stealing ends the game.

Astros win!!
Castro with a fuck you to the umpire?
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: chuck on September 21, 2016, 05:50:09 pm
Someone needs to tell the A's that this is the American League.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:50:40 pm
Out is the call. Astros win!
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 05:51:01 pm
Bang bang. 5-1 road trip, I like it!
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Ty in Tampa on September 21, 2016, 05:51:06 pm
Looks unoverturnable to me.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: WVastro on September 21, 2016, 05:51:51 pm
Great win!!
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 21, 2016, 05:51:59 pm
Nice job by Gregerson, who had to get NINE fucking outs that inning.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: Bench on September 21, 2016, 05:52:07 pm
FORKING HUGE
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MrKnuckleball on September 21, 2016, 05:53:13 pm
As if anybody cares but, no champagne for Arlington tonight.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on September 21, 2016, 09:18:02 pm
Nice job by Gregerson, who had to get NINE fucking outs that inning.

I would hate for that to have been Giles getting squeezed. He doesn't have Gregerson's composure.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 22, 2016, 06:35:22 am
I would hate for that to have been Giles getting squeezed. He doesn't have Gregerson's composure.

Gregerson certainly seemed to be the right guy to pitch around the multiple bad calls and 2-out error. 
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: JimR on September 22, 2016, 09:04:50 am
Mark and I were listening to the As radio guys in the 9th. they agreed with HH. one of them said "Looks like the (home plate umpire's name) has decided Vogt has to put the ball in play if there will be a 3rd out." he also called Pinder's checked swing strike three.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: MRaup on September 22, 2016, 09:15:23 am
Ahem


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I didn't say good or bad!
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 22, 2016, 10:51:54 am
Mark and I were listening to the As radio guys in the 9th. they agreed with HH. one of them said "Looks like the (home plate umpire's name) has decided Vogt has to put the ball in play if there will be a 3rd out." he also called Pinder's checked swing strike three.

I'm not normally one to bitch about calls like that and think the pitcher has to sometimes pitch around it.  But geez, Gregerson made pitch after pitch after pitch and simply got screwed.  If that whole inning would have gone to hell, Gregerson would have been the last guy on the field to blame.  He did his job and then some, and appeared way calmer than I was in my living room losing my shit.  Glad it all ended well. 
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: JimR on September 22, 2016, 10:54:51 am
I'm not normally one to bitch about calls like that and think the pitcher has to sometimes pitch around it.  But geez, Gregerson made pitch after pitch after pitch and simply got screwed.  If that whole inning would have gone to hell, Gregerson would have been the last guy on the field to blame.  He did his job and then some, and appeared way calmer than I was in my living room losing my shit.  Glad it all ended well.

the PBP guy on the (I think) 0-2 pitch to Vogt said "That was right down the middle" when it was called a ball.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: BlownRanger on September 22, 2016, 11:18:05 am
the PBP guy on the (I think) 0-2 pitch to Vogt said "That was right down the middle" when it was called a ball.

If it was the 0-2 pitch, it wasn't right down the middle, but it was a nasty-ass pitch that clearly shaved off a good deal of the stirke zone.  Gregerson was completely justified in heading toward the dugout, assuming the game was over.  I agree w/ HH: bitching about ball/strike calls is usually lame and counterproductive, but yesterday's 9th inning display of poor umpiring was almost unique.  It was worse than Angel Hernandez; it brought back memories of Charlie Williams.

On a positive note:  When he's on, I think Gregerson might have more movement on his pitches than any non-knuckleballer out there.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: HudsonHawk on September 22, 2016, 11:24:23 am
On a positive note:  When he's on, I think Gregerson might have more movement on his pitches than any non-knuckleballer out there.

Agreed.  When Gregerson is on, it's almost like he can yell "here it comes, see if you can hit it", and they usually won't.
Title: Re: Astros @ Athletics September 21, 2016
Post by: juliogotay on September 22, 2016, 12:32:00 pm
when the should-have-been-game-ending grounder was hit to Altuve I had this sinking feeling in my stomach that he was going to boot it. Not because I don't trust him but it was the anxiety based on what else was happening and that mausoleum they were playing in where weird shit happens. Also because it was hit straight to him and when I played ball I always found grounders hit right to me more difficult than most.